Sandford Bay Surf Break

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Issued: 12 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
S
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
97
74
56
30
19
11
6
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
8
7
4
3
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
5
E
10
NW
0
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
W
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29AM3.20m
4:04PM2.84m
4:03AM3.19m
4:41PM2.78m
4:39AM3.13m
5:20PM2.74m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.45m
9:45PM0.78m
10:21AM0.47m
10:21PM0.84m
10:59AM0.51m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:15
4:16
4:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:06
10:05
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
17
17
17
18
16
15
15
13
14
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
14
14
16
Feels °C
7
7
8
12
15
15
14
16
14
14
13
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
13
12
12
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
136
97
74
56
30
19
11
6
11
7
7
1
3
7
14
9
5
8
7
4
3
1
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
N
8
0.3
S
4
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
1
3
6
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
7
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
Energy kJ
242
6
2
3
9
3
5
2
7
3
3
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
144
21
144
144
329
144
144
144
144
152
155
152
1231
455
455
144
144
144
186
178
155
155
155
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
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